Gu Lili took one look and said, "Okay, then I'll take the bamboo pole."
The three people, along with a tiger and a black dog, descended the mountain one after the other.
The villagers in the distance only came up to check what Gu Lili and the others had been doing there when they saw Gu Lili walk away.
I don't know what they picked up. Their baskets were full.
"Dog's mother, did you see what was in their baskets?" Chunhua's mother asked as she looked in the direction Gu Lili and the others had left.
They were afraid that Gu Lili and the others would turn back and let Gu Lili know that they had been following her.
In fact, Gu Lili had already discovered their whereabouts.
If they were closer, Gu Lili would have liked to tell them how to eat chestnuts.
But after waiting for a long time without them coming forward, Gu Lili simply gave up.
Dog's mother tiptoed forward, shaking her head as she went.
"I didn't see it clearly. It was quite far away just now, but it didn't look like a mushroom. It was green, and I don't know what it is."
As they talked, they arrived at the chestnut tree.
There were many fish that Gu Lili and her group had shot down on the ground, as well as some that had escaped from the trees and were ripe.
They both thought it was an acorn, so neither of them picked it up.
After wandering around for a long time, I didn't find anything except a few mushrooms.
"I told you so! I told you not to follow them, and look, you haven't figured anything out! You've wasted your time," Chunhua's mother said unhappily.
Dog's mother was also furious. She had just made an appointment with Chunhua's mother to pretend to look for mushrooms and come to Gu Lili and the others to check on the situation.
This woman absolutely refused to come, and now she's blaming me.
However, it would be extremely dangerous for someone to walk alone on the mountain now, so he had no choice but to patiently force a smile.
"Oh dear, we did pick some mushrooms, so since we haven't figured it out yet, let's go back."
Chunhua's mother looked unhappy. When she saw a chestnut in its shell in front of her, she kicked it.
I want to vent all the dissatisfaction in my heart.
To her surprise, the chestnut shells were covered in sharp thorns, and she was wearing straw sandals again.
Instead of kicking the chestnut away, the chestnut shell pierced my bare toes.
Chunhua's mother cried out in pain and quickly clutched her foot to examine it.
This scene greatly cheered up the depressed dog-girl, after all, the shell was from the same village.
He quickly suppressed a laugh and knelt down to check the situation.
"Are you alright, Chunhua's mother?" Gouzi's mother asked, feigning concern.
Chunhua's mother had already seen Gouzi's mother's gloating expression, and she immediately shoved Gouzi's mother away.
"I don't want you to tell me what to do!" Chunhua's mother said defiantly.
Who knew that as soon as Gouzi's mother squatted down, she didn't hold on properly, and when Chunhua's mother threw her like that, she lost her balance and fell to the ground.
As luck would have it, I ended up sitting on a chestnut.
In an instant, a scream echoed throughout the entire valley.
"ah!"
The birds that were resting on the nearby trees were startled and flew away.
As Gu Lili and her two companions were walking home, they couldn't help but turn around and look. What kind of wild beast was making that sound?
Let's hurry up and leave to avoid causing any more trouble.
Dog's mother tilted her butt and saw a chestnut covered in sharp thorns stuck in her butt.
It's summer, so people are wearing light clothing.
Plus, the dog's mother was a bit chubby, and the thorns of the chestnut seemed to be embedded in her buttocks.
Chunhua's mother was so frightened by Gouzi's mother's barking that she forgot about her foot pain.
"Dog's mother, I...I didn't mean to!" Chunhua's mother quickly apologized.
Dog's mother ignored her and instead gritted her teeth to pull the chestnut thorn off her buttocks.
Upon closer inspection, there were bloodstains on the tip of the thorn.
Dog's mother flung the chestnut aside and turned around to start a fight with Chunhua's mother.
That bitch, she was the one who deliberately said that Gu Lili might be searching for treasure in the mountains.
That's why I suggested going with Gu Lili, but who knew that she would not only turn the tables on me, but also not appreciate my good intentions and push me to the ground.
He got pricked in the butt and got angrier the more he thought about it.
Chunhua's mother was no pushover either. In the end, both of them fought until they were exhausted, and then, disheveled and dirty, they went down the mountain one after the other.
Neither of them noticed that Gu Lili had deliberately left a spot where they could easily pick chestnuts by hand.
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When Gu Lili returned home, Gu Huanhuan saw the things they had brought back and put down her needlework to run towards them.
Wei Yin and Gu Chenxi put down their baskets, and Gu Lili told them to dump all the chestnuts on the ground so they could peel them later.
The embroiderers also put down their needlework and followed Gu Huanhuan over.
Everyone was curious about what this little green ball covered in thorns was.
Even Grandma Li, who was tending the fire, came over to join in the fun.
Gu Lili noticed that Yang Xiaoni wasn't with Gu Huanhuan and asked curiously, "Huanhuan, where's Xiaoni?"
Huanhuan looked at the chestnuts and then pointed to the yard next door.
"Sister Xiaoni said she'll learn mother-of-pearl inlay from Aunt Rou first." Gu Huanhuan then asked, "Sister, what's this? Why does it look so much like a sea urchin?"
They had seen sea urchins at the beach before, and Gu Lili had told her about it.
Gu Lili smiled and said, "These are chestnuts. I'll stir-fry them for you later."
Gu Lili thought to herself, "I didn't expect Yang Xiaoni to be so eager to learn. I was originally planning to let her adapt for a day first."
It's good that she's eager to learn; if she can learn, her future will be easier.
Gu Huanhuan and the embroiderers nodded quickly when they heard there was food.
Gu Lili took out the fire tongs, then stepped on the chestnut with her foot and pried it open.
Gu Chenxi, Wei Yin, and Grandma Li saw this and started to follow suit.
It is indeed very easy to extract the fruit this way.
After Gu Yun Chu and Li Tian Sheng finished their work, they also helped peel chestnuts.
"Lili, is this really edible?" Li Tiansheng asked curiously as he peeled it.
This is also what Grandma Li and Gu Yun Chu wanted to ask.
Gu Lili nodded and said, "Of course you can eat it, and it's very delicious. You'll see in a bit."
With Gu Lili's answer, everyone sped up their work.
Having learned their lesson from the previous incident with cicada pupae and mushrooms, they no longer doubted anything Gu Lili said was delicious.
Soon, the chestnuts were peeled by everyone working together.
There was a whole basketful, enough to last for a while.
Gu Lili and Gu Chenxi took a basin and headed to the kitchen.
The two used a kitchen knife to cut cross-shaped cuts into the chestnuts, which would help them cook faster.
"Chenxi, start the fire! I'll roast some chestnuts for you!" Gu Lili called out with a smile after she had finished chopping them.
Gu Chenxi quickly got up and went to the kitchen to start a fire.
Gu Lili bought some rapeseed oil from her spatial storage, put it in a pot, and started stir-frying.
As Gu Lili continued to stir-fry, the aroma gradually wafted out of the kitchen.
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